Newsletter Sign Up

e-mail address:


HomeForumAsk a LawyerResourcesStoreAbout UsPodcastsOnline ShowsArticle ArchiveClient CenterNewsletter

Browse Popular Topics

Our 10 most popular categories each containing Ask a Lawyer answers, articles, and resources to help you.

Additional Resources

 









 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

Podcast Feed
Disclaimer

Dads Divorce - Free custody and alimony advice for men and fathers.

Providing essential divorce, alimony, custody and support information and resources to men at any stage of divorce.
Tags >>
Mar 02
2010

Ask a Divorce Lawyer topics for March 2: Safety of children; marital property division; no-fault states and how assets are divided; maintenance modification; how to get sole custody

Posted by Matt Allen in William Halaz III , sole custody , no-fault , Modification , marital property , Maintenance , Legal Strategy , Infidelity , custody , Cordell Cordell, PC , Children , assets , Ask A Lawyer , Affairs

Among the Ask a Divorce Lawyer questions answered today by Cordell & Cordell attorneys:

  • My ex-wife has had social services called on her for neglect. What steps do I need to take to get custody of my kids?
  • Can my wife keep marital property and assets from while we're going through a divorce?
  • How do I go about a forced sale of marital property?
  • Even in no-fault states will the court take into effect marital misconduct when dividing the assets?
  • What would be the first step in attempting to change modifiable maintenance?
  • What are some of the ways to approach a sole custody arrangement?

 

Comment (0) | Read More...
Dec 14
2009

Truth be Told: Tiger’s Tabloid Myths Untangled (Part 1)

Posted by Matt Allen in no-fault , Legal Strategy , Jennifer Paine , Infidelity , Cordell Cordell, PC , Affairs

By Jennifer M. Paine

Tiger Woods

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C.

Break out the paparazzi and the popcorn; it’s time for another celebrity divorce drama. I will venture to guess that celebrity divorces are the second most followed legal event in Hollywood, second only to celebrity DUIs accompanied with the occasional rehab check-in, Barbara Walters interview and/or charge for picking up a prostitute (witness: Lindsey Lohan, Britney Spears and Hugh Grant). At least it seems so to divorce attorneys like me who, I candidly admit, watch Entertainment Tonight and glance at the headlines in the tabloids – cringing while “lawyers” give divorcing celebrities and their fans legal advice on air and in print. Most of them look and sound reputable. They wear black suits and glasses. They are well groomed. They reference “statutes” and “codes” and “court procedure” in monologues purportedly telling those celebrities what to do, and those fans all they need to know about “the law.” 

Speculation over the state of Tiger Woods’s relationship with wife Elin Nordegren is no different. Search “Tiger Woods and divorce” online, and you will find a storm of articles purportedly telling Woods how to preserve his marriage or end it with money left in his pocket and a reasonable amount of parenting time. You might read these for entertainment value (as I said, I do). The problem is, their advice is not all you need to know about the law – it is devoid of factual context and, worse still, often laden with myths.

 

Comment (0) | Read More...
Nov 28
2007

Tips to a Successful Mediation

Posted by Dads Divorce in tips , no-fault , mediator , Cordell Cordell, PC , Andrea Johnson , agreement

By: Andrea M. Johnson - Cordell & Cordell P.C.

                In many family law cases, including divorce and modification actions, the parties opt to try and resolve their differences through mediation.  In Georgia, there are quite a few judges who will order the parties to attempt resolution through mediation before the case is set to be heard by the Court. 

             Mediation is a process in which litigants use a neutral third-party to facilitate settlement negotiations.  The mediator has no authority in ordering a resolution.  The parties still maintain 100% control over whether or not they reach an agreement.   For those parties who are unable to reach agreement, they still have the right to try their case before a judge/jury.

Comment (0) | Read More...
Mar 22
2005

The No Blame Game: Why No-Fault Divorce Is Our Most Dangerous Social Experiment

Posted by Dads Divorce in Stephen Baskerville , no-fault , Legislation
The nation is in revolt over marriage. Some 17 states have now passed amendments to protect the definition of marriage, and more will follow. The issue is plausibly credited with creating President Bush's margin of victory in the 2004 election and that of some congressional candidates. 
Same-sex marriage has also shaken the decades-long loyalty of African-Americans to the Democratic Party. Only a short time ago, few would have predicted such a public uprising in defense of marriage and the family. And this may be only the beginning. Bill Cosby's celebrated remarks last year on family morality -- and the largely positive response -- has placed a once-taboo subject at the top of the African American agenda.

Comment (0) | Read More...
Nov 29
1999

Ask a Lawyer: Wife doesn't want a divorce

Posted by Dads Divorce in TX , Rules , Procedures , no-fault , irretrievably broken , irreconcilable differences , contested , Ask A Lawyer

Question:

If the wife doesn't want a divorce but the husband does can he still file a petition? Will a case like this be a long case?

Answer:

I am not licensed in Texas and therefore cannot address the laws of that State directly. Some jurisdictions are no fault divorce States. In that location it would not matter if one party did not want a divorce, the divorce would be granted. Other jurisdictions require that the parties show that the marriage is irretrievably broken and often have specific standards that must be met. If fault is required to be shown it can delay the process.
Comment (0)